Incident
2023 · 30m · USA
Directed by Bill Morrison
Genres: documentary
Tones: contemplative, dark, provocative
Through surveillance footage and police body-cam recordings, the film reconstructs the 2018 killing of Harith Augustus by Chicago police, exposing competing narratives and institutional cover-up.
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Festivals
- Visions du Réel 2023
- 97th Academy Awards 2025, Nominee